Pawhuska
| Pawhuska, Oklahoma | |
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Historic Downtown Pawhuska (2005)
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 Location of Pawhuska, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°40′9″N 96°19′59″W / 36.66917°N 96.33306°WCoordinates: 36°40′9″N 96°19′59″W / 36.66917°N 96.33306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Osage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,584 |
| • Density | 966.4/sq mi (373.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 74009, 74056 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-57600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1096476 |
Pawhuska is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.
It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, Paw-Hiu-Skah, which means "White Hair" in English. The Osage tribal government, which opened offices in Pawhuska in 1872 when its reservation was established in Indian Territory, continues to be based in the Pawhuska.
The United States' first Boy Scout troop was organized here in 1909.
The town, originally known as Deep Ford, was established in 1872 with the reservation for the Osage Nation, part of Indian Territory. The Osage Indian Agency was located along Bird Creek. One of the three main bands of the tribe settled here. Traders followed, building stores during 1872 and 1873. Pawhuska's first newspaper, the Indian Herald (also known as Wah-Sha-She News.), was founded in 1875 by George Edward Tinker, an Osage who became the father of Clarence L. Tinker, highest-ranking Native American officer in the US Army. The first post office opened in 1876.
The Midland Valley Railroad reached Pawhuska in September 1905. By the time of statehood in 1907, the town population was 2,407.
The first Boy Scout troop is claimed to have been organized in Pawhuska, in May 1909 by John F. Mitchell, a missionary priest from England sent to St. Thomas Episcopal Church by the Church of England. On Independence day weekend 2009, the Pawhuska Boy Scout troop celebrated its centennial with a mini-jamboree attended by over 300 Scouts from across the United States.
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